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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25

Alfred Krupp, properly called the
"Steel King" is dead. His foundry
and machine works were undoubtedly
the largest in the world owned by one
man, he heing the sole owner. His be-
ginning was very small At the death
of his father, he took charge of the small
shop, employing three men, while the
liabilities exceeded the assets. Septem-
ber / 1881, he employed 1905 men,
who with their families represented 69,-
381 souls. At the time of his death he
employed over "a 900 men, of these 49,
800 worked at his shops in Essen, while
the others worked in various mines
owned by him at Neuwild, Sage and
Bilboa, in Spain. From the latter mine
he obtained his best ore. In his domain
the population of which at present is
over $4,000, he controlled four large
steamboats,, forty-two miles of railroad
with twenty-nine locomotives and SSS
cars, forty miles of telegraph lines with
struments. How colossal his works are
may be seen at a glance. He did his
own printing, using for the same three
steam and six hand presses; 4S9 boilers
and 450 steam engines furnished the
enormous amount of Is, $3.50 horse pow
er. During the day there are consumed
at his works 3,100 tons of coal and coke
and 5000 cubic feet of water. It Is
worthy of mention, that Mr.. Alfred
Krupp, never sold cannon to an enc
my ofthe German Empire, and never
has Krupp cannon been used in a war
against the same. Lately the English
Government tried to buy from him the
model of his latest improvements on
his cannons, but knowing that they
would be initiated at the Woolwich Ar
senal, as is done by the Russians at
Abukoff, he asked the enormous sum of
e1 900, 900 for each model, which was
nothing more or less than q refusal to
sell.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25

Many people do not know how easily
they can protect themselves and their
children against the bites of gnats and
other insects. Weak carbolic acid
sponged on the skin and hair, and in
some places the clothing, will drive
away the whole tribe. A great many
children and not few adults are tor
mented throughout the whole summer
by minute enemies. Some persons are
afraid of picnics and even their own
gardens on this account. Clothing is
an imperfect protection, for child's
foot and ankle can be stung through
the stocking so seriously that for days
it cannot wear leather shoe. All this
can be averted by carbolic acid, ju-
diciously used. The safest plan is to
keep saturated solution of the acid
The solution cannot contain more than
6 or Z per cent; and it may be added to
the water until the water smells strong.
This may readily, and with perfect
safety, be applied with SPONGE
Horses and cattle can be protected in
the same way from the flies, which
sometimes nearly madden them. t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25
Senator Hearst on Silver.

Mute, MONT, Aug. 22.-United
States Senator George Hearst, of Cali
fornia, one of the millionaire owners of
the Anaconda mine, yesterday said: II
do not think that silver will 60 higher
than it is at present. Indeed, we will
all be satisfied ifit remains where it is.
The trouble is over-production and want
of legislation fixing the standard. The
production of silver has increased enor'
mously and that is what has lowered,the
price. 1t tis not the fault of the admin
istration. President Cleveland is open
ing his eye on the silver question, and
even now W ould not veto any measure
on this question that would pass Con.
gress. Copper is also as low is it will
get. There has been bitter war be-
tween the great producers, and it still
continues, but cannot believe that
copper will get any lower than it is al
the present time"
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HOLD YOUR GROUND"
The Last Order Given by General
..f1- Stonewall jackson.

After nightfall Stonewall Jackson
rode off with his staff to reconnoiter in
front of the line he had gained. 1t was
his idea to stretch completely around
in the rear of Hooker and cut him of
from the river.
The night was dark and Jackson soon
came upon the Union lines. Their in
fantry drove him back, and as he re-
turned in the darkness his own soldiers
began firing at their commander, of
course mistaking his party for the
enemy. Jackson was shot In the hand
and wrist and in the upper arm at the
same time. His horse turned and the
General lost his hold on the bride rein;
his cap was brushed from his head by
the branches; he reeled and was caught
in the arms of an officer. After a
moment he was assisted to dismount,
his wounds were examined and a litter
was brought. Just then the Uuion ar
tillery opened again, and imurderous
fire came down upon the party through
the woods and the darkness, One OF
the litter bearers stumbled and fell, and
the others were frightened; they laid
the litter down ON the ground, the
furious storm of shot and shell sweep
ing over them like hail. Jackson at
tempted to rise, but his aid-de-camp
held him down till the tempest of fire
was lulled. Then the wounded General
was helped to rise, and walked a few
steps in the forest; but he became faint
and was laid again on the litter. Once
he rolled to the ground, when an as
sistant was shot, and the litter fell. -
Just then Gen. Pender, one of his sub
ordinates, passed. He stopped and
said:
"I hope you are not seriously hurt
General. l fear l shall have to retire
my troops, they are so much broken.
But Jackson looked up at once ant
exclaimed: .....
"You must hold your ground, Gen
eral Pender; you must hold YOU
ground, sir!"
This was the last order he ever gave
He was borne some distance to thu
nearest house and examined by thu
surgeon; and after midnight his lef
arm was amputated at the shoulder.
When Lee was told that his mos
trusted Lieutenant had been wounded
he was greatly distressed, for the re
lations between them were almos
tender.
jackson has lost his left arm," saiC
Lee, "but 1 have lost my right arm.
Isl. Nicholas for AuQuSt,
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A SNAKE, E,oHARMER's FATE.
Putting a Reptiles Head in his Mouth
and Being Terribly Bitten
and


columbia Tenn. lcor. Nashville Americana
DIR. Mcdonald, claiming to be a
snakecharmer, from Michigan, tried his
magic upon serpent of the viperous
kind at Lawrenceburg last Friday. He
offered $40 reward for the largest and
most poisonous of snakes. A man went
into the wild swamps of Lawrenceburg
and captured what looked to be the
king of American poison. His snake
ship was forty-nine inches long and
had eigteen rattles, with horny cells
full of poison. The snake was turned
over to the now wiser though unfortu-
nate DIR. Mcdonald. The Doctor took on
about pint of alcohol, opened the box
and caught the snake just back of the
head with his right hand, when he bur-
led his poisonous fangs in the Doctors
hand, between the thumb and fore fin
ger. Quite crowd had gathered upon
the scene, who nearly all scampered
away when DR.. Mcdonald dropped the
snake but picked it up again and put
the head of the reptile in his mouth af-
ter coiling it around his neck. The
snake was said to be as mad as hornet
and no sooner than the box lid was
knocked off with a'hatchet, leaped out
of the box. Some of the bravest OF
the audience succeeded in killing it af-
ter the bitten man threw it down
Medical aid was called in and Drs. Nc
Claim and Neil administered to him
Mcdonald is said to be in q dangerous
condition, the poison so fatal to man.
kind having infected his entire system
Should Mcdonald survive he had bet
ter take the "snake poison"( (alcohol)
after the bite instead of before. 1t is
said his system is so infected with poi
son that grave apprehensions are enter
tanned of his recovery. He grew death
ly sick soon after he was bitten, and has
been having hemorrhages of the lungs
since. McDonald's venture as snake
charmer did not prove as successful a:
the negro who recently said he woulc
bite off the head of a rattlesnake for {
straw hat, whose proposition was nc
cepted; the snake bit the negro, the ne
gro bit off the head of the rattlesnak'
and swallowed plug of tobacco and /
quart of pine-top, and was seen th'
next morning (Sunday)on his way t
meeting, with the hat on one side of hi
head and ear, we'll and hearty.
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A Strange Discovery.

TUscoLA, I'LL. Aug. 2O.-The young
Catholic priest and scientist of Charles
ton, ILL.,, who was recently created a
lieutenant in the French army for
valuable discoveries in the art of MAX
ing and using powerful explosive for
war purposes, claims to have made a
still more valuable discovery, or rather
rediscovery.s5
He says that he has by continued tests
and experiments fathomed the, art of
making Greek fire, which was lost in
the dark ages, about the year 1850, when
gunpoWder came into something like
general use, and he is of the opinion
that the discovery is quite an achiev-
ment for science. The compound con-
sists of naphtha and two other ingre-
dients, and its powers In destruction
are something marvellous. 1t will go
corrode in tin as to dissolve 1t, while
water, instead of extinguishing II, will
only increase Its destructive powers.
The inventor will soon give the press
an article on the subject Of his great
discovery.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25

In pertinent article ON swine feed
ing, the National Live Stock Journal
says: Now the true way to fatten pigs,
at any season of the year, is to give a
portion of coarse food, such as turnipsi
beets, carrots, potatoes, cooked clover
hay, or grass, the last being the natural
food of the pig, and in summer always
at hand. If we take all the hogs fatten-
ed in the United States in year, and
change the time of fattening from cold
to warm weather, one half the grain
now fed will make all the pork. This
would be saving of food, at least, to
the amount of $75, 900, cooper year.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25

One of the most prodigious engineer
ing projects now on the tapis is that for
tunneliing the Rocky Mountains under
Gray's Peak, which rises no less than
IA, ,141 above the level of the sea. 1t is
stated that 4, AL feet below the peak, by
tunneling from east to west for 5000
feet direct, communication could be
opened between the valleys on the At
lantic slope and those on the Pacific side.
Part of the work has already been ac-
complished. The country from Mis-
souri, to the foot of the Rockies rises
gradually in rolling prairie until an ele-
walton is reached OF 9, 200 feet above the
sea level. The Rockies themselves rise
at various places to height exceeding
IL 900 feet. Ofthe 20 most famous pas
ses, only seven are below 10000 feet,
while five are upward of 10000, and one
is $4,000 feet. The point from which it
is proposed to tunnel is go miles due
west from Denver, and although one of
the highest peaks 1t is far the narrow
est In the great back bone of the Ameri-
can continent. ..v
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-08-25
Why She Went Back on Him.
Merchant Traveller

They were standing in the front door,
and every time he thought of saying
good night his mouth became paralyz-
ed. Finally she asked: "When are
you coming again. Fred?"
~ don't know. Suppose came next
Wednesday evening"" fn
"Why, you know that Will Baker
has an engagement to call on me that
evening"" she said in a somewhat
embarrassed manner.
eyes, know; that was why I men.
ton it. You see Will strained his arm
slightly and the doctor advised him
not to put it to any unnecessary exer'
ton. So I thought"
~ guess you might as we'll call We'd
nesday evening"" she said, slyly.